there's now no more to. say sorry. world war two veterans. could be returning nationalist neo nazis thrive in. the western media just adds fuel to the fire with reports mistakenly suggesting that a full blown russian military intervention. underway in crimea. on the paralympic torch relay. after an epic journey across russia and even in one small english village.

for it so the world's top headlines live from moscow international with me rule received a very warm welcome to. the threat of neo nazi ideology is causing a lot of a ukraine the country home to over thirteen ethnicities is now rocked on a daily basis by shocking videos uploaded to youtube by some of those who came to power following the ousting of president. was the story. yes there was these are some of the new musters of ukraine doing what they want after spearheading the revolution they burst into a local parliament session in a town outside kiev wearing uniforms masks and t. shirts with nattie singles live the good guys the only good among them are the patriots of ukraine group one of its leaders igor morsi chuke was recently released from jail as a political prisoner by the country's new authorities he had been serving six years

for preparing a terror attack any attempts to infringe on ukraine's territorial integrity will be punished if the authorities can do that will handle it will go to the crimea and like before they'll run like rats while there is evidence that his fighters train with firearms a close associate of the patriots of ukraine dmitri hiroshi was reportedly offered a key position in the ukrainian security council his group the right sector has been described as neo fascist by the western media. the jews who are they are another prominent member alexander in this two thousand and seven video of pledges to fight against a communist jews and russians are bad for as long as blood flow civilizations it's a sentiment echoed by his followers in the east media i still have the russian scar . on his nose to the quick fascism veterans know of fascism is there with the

nuremberg trials they recognize it as evil but still we sit being supported in glorified brick. vassily lobo of the had over the air force veterans association is one of many ukrainians who are worried about the rise of these radicals we met vassily in sevastopol the crimean city that witnessed some of the bloodiest fighting against the nazis in world war two there are certain circles abroad who are not interested in a strong ukraine they do not want to see russia and ukraine work together they want so division between us this is a world war two memorial in sevastopol the city that earned its military glory in the fight against fascism it commemorates those who died trying to protect their model and their families for a second you all of your threatens to take this region and the world over today almost seventy years later it seems the principles and values these brave people

fought for again be in danger while the force they died fighting may be making a combat. rif notion of r.t. from crimea. it is the ultra nationalist threat that's prompted russia to reserve the right to use military force to protect russian speakers in ukraine and that is the message coming from president putin who are said his country will not go to war with ukraine and once again condemn the uprising in kiev as unconstitutional. but with apps for the use of military force there's no need for that at the moment and the military drills that took place recently have nothing to do with the situation in ukraine we have this option but it is an extreme measure for the legitimacy of a president yet of which requested russia to use military force to protect the lives and well being of the ukrainians. while those remarks however did little to calm the storm of condemnation from the west led by washington which once again threatened to isolate russia or over its role in crimea or geo political analyst

richard becker from the answer coalition he says the u.s. itself has been deeply involved in this crisis from the very outset. we know that they had intervened i mean it's really something to hear them shed these crocodile tears about the violations of sovereignty when you think about the united states history in terms of violating the sovereignty of so many countries including the ukraine i mean mccain was there from the from the state department he had nuland there they were predicting they were saying ahead of time who they wanted to be the next president the next prime minister they were naming names and in fact the next prime minister the one who calls himself prime minister today is someone who knew and had talked about and said that that was the preference of the united states so there is banned. by the united states in the ukraine and they have no intention of seizure and it's very doubtful that this armed

uprising that took place led by spearheaded by increasingly as time went on outraged freshest forces would have succeeded without the backing that they were receiving the negotiating intervention the and the support that they were receiving from the u.s. and the other nato powers and tensions around ukraine the western media has been flooded with unfounded claims that the russian army is invading the country let's get a closer look now with. chalk and. course is in ukraine has brought a media frenzy the likes of which we have not seen in a while misinformation on what exactly has been unraveling on the ground is running the show for one and a legit ultimatum that russia never made has been all over the news headlines the media emotionally stated that russia gave ukrainian troops a deadline to surrender or it would attack not only did moscow deny these allegations but no military personnel based in crimea confirmed the ultimatum had ever been issued the deadline came and went and nothing happened another aspect of

the story that was spun out of control sixteen thousand troops deployed by russia in crimea these are some of the headlines screaming about the alleged presence of thousands of russian troops but hold on russia has a naval base in the area this is not news their presence was articulated in agreements years ago with kiev for now despite the hysteria of the concept of russian troops being sent to crimea has not gone further than approval by the russian federation council upon putin's request the russian president has not made a final decision on whether to send in the military saying this would only be a choice of last resort but to judge by the mainstream media however it's as if crimea has been swarming with russian forces for days for more on this here's a report by my colleague or pissed off right now inside one of the camps organized by one of the so-called self-defense units right here in the capital of the crimea they've been for the past week keeping the streets safe protecting the local population less just meet with these guys find out who they are nobody wants to

leave them you know i mean is it gone are you going to put the f.b.i. local from syndrome crimea's. how long have you like you know the camp has been here for eleven days now. with our goal is to maintain the peace in crimea do you sell some of the noise where you are under some sort of command and when we have people who are in senior positions in. all of these schools how many other. like you are here in the city of around a lot of people like us in the city did you see any russian soldiers here war or military hardware if you honestly haven't missed it this is a funny question actually there were people dressed like me and the city were on the scene the fans groups who keep law and order here what made you go out onto the streets and it was done to show. i was motivated by the events and said you know with my own eyes i saw soldiers beating in the marines can park i

felt i had to do these civic responsibilities but this is why should you think so i won't keep you any longer we spoke to other members of the use of defense squads and basically say they're ready to stand here and patrol the streets to the ends until they're completely sure that the local population seats are choosy workers can offer porting there from crimea now we're seeing reports concerning the presence of russian tanks that are based on images like this one but according to ukraine's own border patrol no russian military equipment has crossed the border drills did take place a week ago ukraine the media has even gone so far as to claim that ukraine's ousted president died even russia's president had to officially dismiss these rumors most importantly the coverage has ignored the following facts president putin has not made an official order for the deployment of the military russia has never said it wants war with ukraine or that it's interested in annexing crimea and as i said you're going to r.t. york and feeding the whole media alarmism president obama has accused moscow of

quote not abiding by international law that statement echoed as well by the secretary of state john kerry who was just paid yet another visit to kiev a meeting with newfound friends in the author already there were important i reports. the war of words against russia went into overdrive tuesday afternoon when u.s. president barack obama and his secretary of state john kerry held separate press conferences in different countries at the same time both condemning moscow over its actions against ukraine now in washington president obama urged russia to deescalate the situation in ukraine insisting that moscow's explanation for its military response to the crisis doesn't reflect real events on the ground in the meantime in kiev secretary of state john kerry was condemning and threatening russia simultaneously mr kerry use words like aggressor provocation and intimidation to describe moscow to know some of secretary kerry's harsh words

against russia has certainly raised eyebrows in recent days even causing many to call him a hypocrite because specifically on sunday secretary kerry said that was lecturing russia saying you can't just invade another country on completely trumped up reasons for pretext says many would say excuse me but the united states did in fact do that with the war in iraq and has done it several times already. well the list of countries that have been subjected to u.s. bombing campaigns and interventions its structure is a long way but let's look just now at some of the more recent ones for you here on our two international almost fifteen years ago nato began the bombing of what was then the federal republic of yugoslavia hundreds of civilians died as a result of for years the u.s. has been carrying out drone strikes in yemen and pakistan despite those countries repeatedly calling for

a whole to the controversial anti terrorist program which has claimed thousands of innocent lives in two thousand and three the united states invaded iraq on the pretext of removing weapons of mass destruction of course those were never found and then there was the nato led intervention in libya an operation launched to prevent a humanitarian disaster which ultimately ended in the toppling on the ching of former leader moammar gadhafi and that leaves critics like political analyst dave christie with only one word to describe washington's recent statements. this is help ocracy the united states under the responsibility to protect doctrine the so-called humanitarian interventions of others within the obama administration concerning the likes of susan rice and samantha power they have invaded nations of absolutely violating the sovereignty of. her part of the larger geo political intent which is to set up

a confrontation between the eurasian nations or do so without if you can for the latest updates from ukraine on air and of course online dot com. well. it's technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. this is the media leave us so we leave that maybe. i will see motions to the. way your party there's a bill. for shoes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politics only on our t.v. .

in two thousand and seven one of the first things released by wiki leaks was a secret video recording that actually looked like a video showing two american political activist opening fire on a dozen people in iraq this is not a means to live in a society images of violence become normal this is what the sense of isolation and lack of empathy look like. we try and experience to. disassociate. and by action. we also have a sense from certain kinds of. i absolutely am frightened of the potential of games desensitize people we know they can because the military uses games nations.

of war it is not simply put it is chilling and killing. exacts a penalty of the killer. people for whom it is defined by popular media.

worldwide news here on r.t. international live from moscow it's taken the blue torches one week to reach saatchi in just two days the flame will once again be lit on the black sea coast but this time though we're talking about the winter olympics so as another torch relay draws to a close it's time to hear more about it from our correspondent lindsey france. its began its journey on february twenty sixth not in greece but in russia's far east in that time it's traveled through fifty russian regions in the hands of more than one thousand torchbearers it's also for the first time in paralympic history made an international detour and it went to the u.k.

to the stoke mandeville stadium where in one thousand nine hundred forty eight dr ludwig man held the first ever games of this sort for people specifically with physical disabilities impairments then made its way back to russia where it's continued on now the torch is accented in sky blue knots in red as it was for the winter games that's because the sky blue the designers wanted it to signify the very strength of character that's inherent in the athletes to compete at this level and russia has as the host country has stated many times that it's very important for the paralympians here in solitude to experience a winter games that is just as excellently conducted as the olympians just a couple of weeks had right before them so everyone is very excited to get the game started here and soft on his. now it's time to fill you in with a bit of a such

a twenty fourteen winter paralympic trivia the first time in history the hosts will compete in all available disciplines seventy two sets of medals to be decided that's only twenty six less than the olympics and also the games have their own mascot so you won't see any more the darlings of the saucy twenty fourteen opening and closing ceremonies the cute the hair and the leopard those creatures making way for the paralympic snowflake and the ray of light all right well it's an international thanks for joining us reports claiming facebook's in talks to take over a company that could provide internet access to remote locations around the world it sounds great the social media giant could soon have a fleet of electronic drones delivering the internet connections wonder how secure that will be full story on the website right now. also the other story the head of the n.s.a. unveiling leaks legislation that could be implemented in the united states within weeks this to protect spines from being exposed.

to the moon rush or announces its plans to send three rovers to the moon that's preparations for an eventual manned mission to the details on this story and much more online right. to see. her straight. and i think you're. going to. be in the. if you're just joining us welcome to the program while opposition protests continue in venezuela people are gearing up to mark one year since the death of gauche obvious plans to honor the firebrand socialist leader are in place all across the

nation let's have a look now at some of his more defining moments here on r.t. international chavez and his allies led a failed coup attempt back in ninety two he did rise to power in one thousand nine hundred nine but three years later his opponents managed to dislodge him from the presidency that was just for two days although he did manage to claw his way back in chavez though not mincing his words especially when it came to capitalism which he deemed responsible for many of the world's ills in fact he even once said that capitalism was to blame for the lack of life on the planet mas well chavez of course known for his a staunch anti american stance being latin america's principal critic of washington's policies many remember his remark at the u.n. about former president george w. bush i referred to him as the devil and all that gone that him large support at home with over a thousand hours broadcast of his own t.v. show called hello president but r.t.

host ever got into she says chavez his greatest achievement was actually to make venezuelans once again believe in themselves. you have to remember that his policies reduce poverty in the country by over fifty percent extreme poverty by over seventy percent and he implemented social programs that guarantee quality accessible education and healthcare for everyone across the country as well as all kinds of programs to see to provide support and subsidies for housing for food so that those in lower income sectors have access to all those basic services one of charles's strongest legacies has has been sort of recovering the identity in the dignity of venezuela more people come out to vote today than ever before more people in venezuela are thinking critically about the situation their country the politics of their country and where they want to take their nation i think that that is an enormous legacy that chavez has left. on the chavez memorial

celebrations come against a backdrop of protests against chosen successor nicolas maduro a despite the rest of the goal and you believe the public remains loyal to the path set by chavez. the anti-government protests in venice well i have not been massive there have been some that have been significantly large but not larger than other opposition protests have been during the past few years people who who have been loyal teach part of chevy small and supported. in the government now nicolas maduro i don't think that has affected. their support and their loyalty in fact i think we may have seen the contrary occur because some of the protests that have not been numerous but have been smaller scale and more widespread throughout the country have become very violent this has caused a lot of people maybe not necessarily to come out and support directly president maduro but certainly to oppose those protests taking place in the country because

they're disruptive and they're not achieving any kind of significant goals and so it's really a moment now where the extremists on both sides need to come together and find common ground. more to the u.k. now lured by the prospect of lower energy prices and even possible export opportunities britain has begun to push for shale gas production using of course data fracking are two sarah fourth one to find out what the country's prospects really are in terms of the unconventional and highly controversial technique there are estimates of trillions of cubic feet of shell gas present in the k. but the method of extracting that shale gas known as fracking is huge the controversial stories about the contamination and earthquake as a result of this shale gas extraction process fracking i spoke to chris wilson from the institution of gas engine is and manages well as chris just how much of a problem that's being in trying to convince the u.k. public that fracking is

a safe bet it's the single most problem barrier to the uptake of the native cell gas industry and the. public perception. in the media. it's a case of one step forward two steps back. show that does put in chile we've got a rough idea of how much is potentially and probably down there is not exactly the same as how much we're going to have to cover from the ground or how much of that is going to be economically viable to recover from the ground as well but how much exactly with. this early stage concerning potential until we've actually got to the point where we can make. when we can make real concrete decisions and assessments about what we can recover everything so any potential. our so boom bust with aaron that's next here on auto international unless of course

you're in the u.k. right now if you all got a special report on the dangerous legacy of nuclear bomb tests all of the polynesian. they look like bounty yard. where the locals can enjoy the song the ocean. but what was buried here years ago. means these people a suffering the consequences. how much more poison lies on the this ground. when the behind this is when there is what we call the callet bank on which there is a because it alters the code you left by security test was closed just delusional radionuclides despite what you know he's treating him but there remains the don't hold it i just a little less than to tell you it was

a tony and with your stomach is iraq going down to the coral reef it's about going ten meters down nuclear tests a never ending legacy see. ukraine a country deeply divided the spiraling towards disaster russia's decision to deploy troops to protect its interests and citizens in the country has been met with language not heard since the cold war in the meantime washington insists the illegal government in kiev is legitimate and. there i marinate this is boom bust and these are the stories that we're tracking for you today. first up we're looking at stats studies and figures so what's up with the u.s. economy according to the numbers will let you know then. and we have about all the room on today's show the president and founder of print the palace asset management

joined me earlier from our london studio to discuss the impact that geopolitics has on the financial markets you know won't want to miss that interview and finally in today's big deal edward harrison and i are discussing the ongoing feud between apple and google over the future of mobile computing in your car in your vehicle it all starts right now. today's lead story down deaths and more steps now we have a lot of figures coming out this week and we're taking a cold hard look at all of them well not all of them but the important ones now

first up household spending in the u.s. is up and better than expected figures from the u.s. department of commerce show that personal spending which accounts for about seventy percent of the economy rose four tenths of a percent while disposable personal income also increased by a point four percent however the personal savings rate is currently four point three percent and that's the lowest it's been since record keeping began outside of the housing and tech bubble course but pretty low now according to bloomberg quote improvement in hiring and rising wealth underpinned by housing and stock market gains will keep providing consumers with the means to spend on broader on a broader swath of goods and services that will boost economic growth. meanwhile u.s. manufacturing accelerated in february as well activity in this sector rose to levels not seen since may of twenty ten u.s. p.m.i. rose to fifty seven point one percent in february much stronger than january's

fifty three point seven percent which was a three month low and attributed to bad weather in manufacturing readings above fifty percent indicate expansion now elsewhere u.s. auto sales in february finished even while general motors ford and chrysler all reported stronger than expected sales however have to incentives to lure customers into dealerships late in the month who didn't overcome be called and stormy weather which yet again is being held accountable for keeping customers away now how high are sales incentives and all of these sales incentives the increase has increased concerns about the auto industry's profitability in the future now the annualized sales rate for the month finished at fifteen million vehicles just short of the fifteen point four million expected by analysts and it was the third month in a row that's a weaker than expected sales for the u.s. auto industry so what do all these studies and statistics tell us that crummy weather is bad for the economy i'm just kidding in fact they almost tell us the

exact opposite so all the bad weather definitely played a part in the slump that we've seen in certain sectors maybe just maybe there's a little more to each story than meets the eye. in the wake of the financial crisis there's been a surge in interest among market professionals in both politics and economic policy now frankly markets and policymakers they speak to entirely different languages and policy people they don't really understand the financial market implications of their actions. true however dr phillip mulder i'm president and founder of principle as asset management fills that gap she helps fund managers better understand how politics policy and geo politics impacts financial markets earlier i

spoke with pip about the policy issues that are having the biggest impact on the economy and global markets today ukraine took up a lot of our conversation take a look at what she had to say. it's like always makes prices go up but let's think carefully about the ukraine not only is it the bread basket for russia and the principal place where we eat is grown in that part of the world but it's also where all the natural gas pipelines segues through from russia into western europe so do we think that the price of natural gas for western europe is going to remain the same if russia has a greater control over what's going on in the ukraine i think those prices are probably going up wheat prices just to be very specific really were very much behind the arab spring and continued to be behind the ongoing troubles in egypt that whole country rests on

a subsidized bread price so there now these interesting negotiations going on between the russians and the egyptians which amount to we'll give you weet if you give us a naval base a military port because the russians lost their military port in syria because of the trouble there so you know you know these things really will affect prices and therefore geopolitics comes into play as well and that's a very interesting i want to ask you do you think that we will see me. i apologize for interrupting the program here and all of the international live to madrid we go russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov addressing the press in attendance hoping he touches down on ukraine we believe you already have a listen and little if you look at it if that shows he will leave when you're saying including the russian citizens.

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america really a body should be and wouldn't allow a lack of honesty of. years by me as part of the deed other than. a lot of the. other unlike. you get people listen see on this he pulled a muscle out of this. machine . regarding our towards the international observers. this is not up to us we're not. sure you were you should ask those who are in your corner right now responsible for their order and for. the security of the peace itself is that those sitting in the city.

are not in charge of. me and. there's no it's because they don't want to recognize the legitimacy of those two. the power by the constitutional means therefore you should talk to those who are in charge of the situation and the. government you should address them and if they want to invite international observers and. do the same then it will be ukrainian decision live server star sent according to west by the receiving party so you have to ensure that all the receiving parties agree to do that which was what was your other question. yes. all together in paris at this conference in lebanon. our partners truly are willing to discuss the issue which you mentioned.

at the same time the same partners also insisting on making a decision today so therefore i don't know how serious our colleagues. planned and perry will have to sit because whenever if you have contacts as long as everybody understands. the question of the observers should be decided with a receding party and regarding the essence of the then they should fulfill what's been agreed in the agreement favor twenty one today i was amazed. then where are the presenter said the headline of the day that russia. starts looking for ways. to crisis and also yesterday a lot of rolf suggested in one way met. here in madras

suggested ashton in the foundation of the regulation these agreements of twenty first february and that was the headline was she. actually we've been speaking of by this agreement as and that salutes it took enough supply necessary part of the settlement with the speaking about if it's you know weeks why it hasn't been used yet why has there been a great deal so let's not pretend though we are now just looking for a solution to the quote full of those that put a bad situation there were it is right now hopefully they will look at the solution for it and the solution is only possible based on their agreement or favorite can you first what they agreed upon should be implemented they should be doing a nonis job and they should not be trying to over trick someone else or playing during the game for their own benefit. but not for a lot but little there will be too much pressure and this in the concept of the use

the rest of the sixty years they're going to spend their last combat rescuing the spread of it but of him to appear to spend an awful lot but a pivotal player to put a bump of necessity into the next that they might get called by the people that if you see on the more stores short years ago piers chito concede i'm pretty bent so when the weather hit a powerful people what the national chairman said congenital defect and mention bush so they can also produce kalimat basis catalog it was made us are the best they're going to get our yellow ball should be down and be suspended less competitive here in michigan my baby yet he says they suspend their money with his bedrock word of the if they wish to speak we are like one of the on video ek say a god they're bloody and maybe that's because they had a sort of its prime yeah i hope or walk a step or shows here yes that would be for the secretary had already had a bit of it i missed mom i need your civil rights to cry you oughta get this how

much can i see with your own take on this i see is that basis can live up to be fabulous better news group to be so much going to miss the country for the little guy economic you gamers. apologize for jumping in it's r t international for you live pictures live statements from the spanish foreign minister and his russian counterpart of course the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov mr lavrov has once again stated that now there are russian military troops in the region of crimea still though everything is quiet for the mean time the russian president vladimir putin saying twenty four hours ago that russia has no desire to go to war with ukraine but will reserve the right to use military force to protect russian speaking citizens more details on this to come on as well as on our web site t. dot com for the meantime though the threat of neo nazi ideology is causing alarm in ukraine the country home to over thirteen ethnicities is now rocked on a daily basis by shocking videos uploaded to youtube by some of those who came to

power following the ousting of president you know covert this report now with more information. yes there was these are some of the new musters of ukraine doing what they want after spearheading the revolution they burst into a local parliament session in a town outside kiev wearing uniforms masks and t. shirts with natty symbols moving to their guns the only among them other patriots of ukraine group one of its leaders igor morsi chuke was recently released from jail as a political prisoner by the country's new authorities he had been serving six years for preparing a terror attack any attempts to infringe on ukraine's territorial integrity will be punished if the authorities can do that will handle it will go to the crimea and like before they'll run like rats while there is evidence that his fighters train

with firearms a close associate of the patrons of ukraine dimitri yarosh was reportedly offered a key position in the ukrainian security council his group the right sector has been described as neo fascist by the western media the jesus who are. another prominent member alexander in this two thousand and seven video pledges to fight against communists jews and russians for as long as blood flows in his veins it's a sentiment echoed by his followers in these radio i stab the russian scar. on his nose to the quick flashes of veterans know where fascism is there with the nuremberg trials they recognize it is evil but still we sit being supported in glorified you. vassily lobo they had over their force veterans association is one of many ukrainians who are worried about the rise of these radicals we met vassily

in sevastopol the crimean city that witnessed some of the bloodiest fighting against the nazis in world war two there are certain circles abroad who are not interested in a strong ukraine they do not want to see russia and ukraine work together they want so division between us this is a world war two memorial in sevastopol the city that earned its military glory in the fight against fascism it commemorates those who died trying to protect their model and their families for a second you all of the threatens to take this region and the world over today almost seventy years later it seems the principles and values these brave people fought for again be in danger while the force they died fighting may be making a comeback rif notion of r.t. from crimea and feeding the media alarmism president obama has accused moscow of not abiding by international law and also echoed by the u.s.

secretary of state john kerry who was paid yet another visit to kiev to go meet with there's a new found friends and the author already has their authors were important reports . the war of words against russia went into overdrive tuesday afternoon when u.s. president barack obama and his secretary of state john kerry held separate press conferences in different countries at the same time both condemning moscow over its actions against ukraine now in washington president obama urged russia to deescalate the situation in ukraine insisting that moscow's explanation for its military response to the crisis doesn't reflect real events on the ground in the meantime in kieve secretary of state john kerry was condemning and threatening russia simultaneously mr kerry use words like aggressor provocation and intimidation to describe a mosque out now some of secretary kerry's harsh words against russia has certainly

raised eyebrows in recent days even causing many to call him a hypocrite because specifically on sunday secretary kerry said that was lecturing russia saying you can't just invade another country on completely trumped up reasons for a pretext says many would say excuse me but the united states did in fact do that with the war in iraq and has done it several times before. well the list of countries that have been subjected to u.s. bombing campaigns and inventions structure is a long way back let's just for a moment look at some of the more recent ones are a nod to international almost fifteen years ago nato began the bombing of what was then the federal republic of yugoslavia hundreds of civilians died as a result of that for years the u.s. has been carrying out drone strikes in yemen and pakistan despite those countries repeatedly calling for a whole to the controversial antiterrorist program which i was claimed thousands of

innocent lives in two thousand and three the us invaded iraq on the pretext of removing weapons of mass destruction which were of course never discovered and then there was the nato led intervention in libya an operation launched to prevent a humanitarian disaster but which ultimately ended in the toppling down lynching of the former leader of more market duffy and that leaves critics like political analyst dave christie with only one would to describe washington's recent state. this is help parker see the united states under the responsibility to protect doctrine the so-called humanitarian interventions of others within the obama administration concerning the likes of susan rice and samantha power they have invaded nations of absolutely violating the sovereignty of these nations all for part of the larger geo political intent which is to set up a confrontation between the eurasian nations but it's all to

international law from moscow do stay with us the very latest updates from ukraine on air and also online and. back with more news after a very short break. we'll call on the roadside to car skidded at breakneck speed and fell into a ditch and i was thrown out of the car she was like a broken dome it wasn't a single piece left i thought if i lift and had a chance to start my life from scratch i would start making goals to help children . come up right after he was born the baby was all in casts. his legs are getting bigger and the ortho says get too small so we have to order new

ones said lauren who has raised money for us she helps us to get a leg brace since five years after my potentially fatal injuries in a car crash i gave birth to my little niece says i think she's my reward for helping all those children who is selling the dogs to buy life for the children. in two thousand and one of the first things released by wiki leaks was a secret video recording that actually looked like a video showing americans are actually political actors opening fire on a dozen people in iraq and this is what it means to live in a society of images of violence become normal this is what the sense of isolation and lack of empathy look like. when we try and experience to. disassociate. and by any action. we. have seen from certain kinds of. i absolutely am frightened of the potential games

desensitize people we know they can because the military uses games. of war it is not simply put it is chilling in chilling exacts a penalty of. people for whom. it is defined by the popular media. its audience national life from moscow it has taken the blue torches one week to reach sorcery and in just two days time the flame will once again be lit on the black sea coast but this time though for the winter power olympics so as another

epic torch relay draws to a close let's get more about it now from our correspondent is lindsey from. its began its journey on february twenty sixth not in greece but in russia's far east in that time it's traveled through fifty russian regions in the hands of more than one thousand torchbearers it's. also for the first time in paralympic history made an international detour and it went to the u.k. to the stoke mandeville stadium where in one thousand nine hundred forty eight dr ludwig good man held the first ever games of this sort for people specifically with physical disabilities impairments then made its way back to russia where it's continued on now the torch is accented in sky blue knots in red as it was for the winter games that's because the sky blue the designers wanted it to signify the very strength of character that's inherent in the athletes to compete at this level

and russia has as the host country has stated many times that it's very important for the paralympians here in solitude to experience a winter games that is just as excellently conducted as the olympians just a couple of weeks had right before them so everyone is very excited to get the game started here and soft. so it's all good for you and now with a bit of a sore two thousand and fourteen winter olympic trivia for the first time in history the hosts will compete in all available disciplines seventy two sets of medals to be decided that's only twenty six less than the olympics also the games have their own mascots so you won't be seeing much more of these darlings of the sort you twenty fourteen ceremonies or the cute. hair on the left making way for these guys right here the paralympic snowflake and a ray of light. all right thanks for joining us reports claiming now facebook in

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going to. be in the. well opposition protests continue in venezuela people are gearing up to mark one year since the death of go chavez plans to honor the firebrand socialist leader are in place across the nation you can take a look now at some of his more defining moments here on r.t. international chavez and his allies they led a failed coup attempt back in one thousand nine hundred two he did rise to power in one thousand nine hundred three years later his opponents managed to dislodge him from the presidency that was only for two days before he clawed his way back in chavez never mincing his words especially when it came to capitalism which he deemed responsible for many of the world's problems in fact he once even joked that capitalism may be to blame for the lack of life on the planet mars so are those of

course known for his staunch anti american stance of being a latin america's principal critic of washington's policies many remember his u.n. remark about former president george w. bush referring to him as the devil or that granted him a large supporter home with over a thousand hours broadcast of his own t.v. show called hello president but r.t. host ever golan joe she says chavez is the greatest achievement of the end of the day was to make venezuelans once again believe in themselves. you have to remember that his policies reduce poverty in the country by over fifty percent in extreme poverty by over seventy percent and he implemented social programs that guarantee quality accessible education and healthcare for everyone across the country as well as all kinds of programs to to provide support and subsidies for housing for food so that those in lower income sectors have access to all those basic services one

of chas's strongest legacies has has been sort of recovering the identity and the dignity of venezuela more people come out to vote today than ever before more people in venezuela are thinking critically about the situation their country the politics of their country and where they want to take their nation i think that that is an enormous legacy that chavez has left. i wish all those memorial celebrations come against a backdrop of protests against old chosen successor nicolas mo daughter but despite the unrest they have a goal and to believe the public remains loyal to the party set out by chavez. the anti-government protests in venice well have not been massive there have been some that have been significantly large but not larger than other opposition protests have been during the past few years people who have been loyal to part of chevy small and supported. in the government now nicolas maduro i don't think that

has affected. their support and their loyalty in fact i think we may have seen the contrary occur because some of the protests that have not been numerous but have been smaller scale and more widespread throughout the country have become very violent this is cause a lot of people maybe not necessarily to the come out and support directly president maduro but certainly to oppose those protests taking place in the country because they're disruptive and they're not achieving any kind of significant goals and so it's really a moment now where the extremists on both sides need to come together and find common ground. oh much more international news stories coming your way in just a few minutes. from. i think the breakup of ukraine is a very dangerous proposition and i suspect. the future evolution of events because

they will have but i think the one possible outcome and in some ways i think you. would be for the status quo to remain on paper. the region in crimea and elsewhere to develop on the ground without necessarily being a breakup of the state that's exactly what is happening right now the facts on the ground dictate we have people in different regions are not listening to any more that's absolutely right and we should point out that there's a very clear reason why the russian flag is flying over the state buildings throughout many different regions outside of crimea all throughout the eastern portion of ukraine and it's not because all of these places want to be annexed by russia that they want to somehow be consumed by russia it is because they reject the illegitimate government in kiev.

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world war two veterans in sebastopol fear of fascism could be returning as hardline nationalists and the your nonsense thrive in post-coup ukraine. bags as the western media adds fuel to the fire with reports mistakenly suggesting a full blown russian military intervention and land grab are underway in crimea. the paralympic torch relay reaches sochi after an epic but swift journey warming hearts across russian even and one english village.

to be a mosque you're watching our national with me welcome to the program now the threat of neo nazi ideology is causing alarm in ukraine the country home to over thirteen ethnicities is now rocked in a daily basis by shocking videos uploaded to youtube by some of those who came to power following the ousting of president. has more. these are some of the new masters of ukraine doing what they want after spearheading the revolution they burst into a local parliament session in a town outside kiev wearing uniforms masks and t. shirts with nattie singles leaving the two guns the only among them are the patriots of ukraine group one of its leader is igor morsi chook was recently released from jail as a political prisoner by the country's new authorities he had been serving six years for preparing a terror attack any attempts to infringe on ukraine's territorial integrity will be

punished if the authorities can do that will handle it will go to the crimea and like before they'll run like rats while there is evidence that his fighters train with firearms a close associate of the patrons of ukraine dmitri yarosh was reportedly offered a key position in the ukrainian security council his group the right sector has been described as neo fascist by the western media the digital. another prominent member alexander music in this two thousand and seven we do pledges to fight against communists jews and russians for as long as blood flows in his veins it's a sentiment echoed by his followers in this we do. still have the russian scar. on his nose to the core fascism veterans know war fascism is there with the nuremberg trials they recognize it is evil but still we sit being supported in

glorified you. vassily lobo they had over their force veterans association is one of many ukrainians who are worried about the rise of these radicals we met vassily in sevastopol the crimean city that witnessed some of the bloodiest fighting against the nazis in world war two there are certain circles abroad who are not interested in a strong ukraine they do not want to see russia and ukraine work together they want so division between us this is a world war two memorial in sevastopol the city that earned its military glory in the fight against fascism it commemorates those who died trying to protect their motherland and their families for a secure dollar jeter threatens to take this region and the world over today almost seventy years later it seems the principles and values these brave people fought for could again be in danger while the force they died fighting may be making

a comeback. rich notion of r.t. from crimea. meanwhile president obama has accused moscow of not abiding by international law and its involvement in crimea statement secretary of state john kerry who has paid yet another visit to care and met with the new authorities there are reports. the war of words against russia went into overdrive tuesday afternoon when u.s. president barack obama and his secretary of state john kerry held separate press conferences in different countries at the same time both condemning moscow over its actions against ukraine now in washington president obama urged russia to deescalate the situation in ukraine insisting that moscow's explanation for its military response to the crisis doesn't reflect real events on the ground in the meantime in kiev secretary of state john kerry was condemning and threatening russia simultaneously mr kerry use words like aggressor provocation and

intimidation to describe moscow now some of secretary kerry's harsh words against russia has certainly raised eyebrows in recent days even causing many to call him a hypocrite because specifically on sunday secretary kerry said it was lecturing russia saying you can't just invade another country on completely trumped up reasons for pretext says many would say excuse me but the united states did in fact do that with the war in iraq and has done it several times already. well the list of countries that have been subjected to has bombing campaigns and armed interventions stretches a long way back but let's look at just some of the most recent ones almost fifteen years ago nato began the bombing of what was then the federal public of yugoslavia and hundreds of civilians died as a result for years the u.s. has been carrying out drone strikes in yemen and pakistan despite those countries repeatedly calling for

a hold to the controversial anti-terrorist program which has claimed thousands of innocent lives and two thousand and three the united states invaded iraq on the pretext of removing weapons of mass destruction which were of course never discovered and then there was the nato led intervention in libya an operation launched to prevent a humanitarian disaster but which ultimately and in the topping and lynching toppling and lynching of former leader moammar gadhafi and that leaves critics political analyst steve christie with only one word to describe washington's recent statements. this is hypocrisy of the united states under the responsibility to protect doctrine the so-called humanitarian interventions of others within the obama administration concerning the likes of susan rice and samantha power they have invaded nations of absolutely violating the sovereignty of these nations all for part of the larger geo political intent which is to set up

a confrontation between the eurasian nations out further stoking tensions around ukraine the western media have been flooded with unfounded claims that the russian army is invading ukraine honestly if you're going to take a closer look. course is in ukraine has brought a media frenzy the likes of which we have not seen in a while misinformation on what exactly has been unraveling on the ground is running the show for one and a legit ultimatum that russia never made has been all over the news headlines the media emotionally stated that russia gave ukrainian troops a deadline to surrender or it would attack not only did moscow deny these allegations but no military personnel based in crimea confirmed the ultimatum had ever been issued the deadline came and went and nothing happened another aspect of the story that was spun out of control sixteen thousand troops deployed by russia in crimea these are some of the headlines screaming about the alleged presence of thousands of russian troops but hold on russia has a naval base in the area this is not news their presence was articulated in

agreements years ago with key of for now despite the hysteria of the concept of russian troops being sent to crimea has not gone further than approval by the russian federation council upon putin's request the russian president has not made a final decision on whether to send in the military saying this would only be a choice of last resort but to judge by the mainstream media however it's as if crimea has been swarming with russian forces for days for more on this here's a report by my colleague or pissed off right now inside one of the camps organized by one of the so-called self-defense units right here in the capital of the crimea they've been for the past week keeping the streets safe protecting the local population was just these guys by now they are nobody to know what's your. real name is it gone or are you going to put a yes because i'm a local from crimea is. how long have you like you to come has been here.

with our goal is to maintain the peace in crimea. we are you under some sort of command when we have people who are in senior positions and. all of these many other. like you are here in the city there are a lot of people like us in the city did you see any russian soldiers here military hardware honestly have you seen this is a funny question actually there are people dressed like me and the city were on the scene the fans groups who keep law and order here what made you go out onto the streets and it was done. i was motivated by the events and so you know with my own eyes i saw soldiers beating in the marines can park i felt i had to do these civic responsibilities because. when you think so i won't keep you any longer we spoke to other members of the use of defense squads and basically they say they're ready to stand here and patrol the streets to the ends until

they're completely sure that the local populations. are choosy workers can offer porting there from crimea now we're seeing reports concerning the presence of russian tanks that are based on images like this one but according to ukraine's own border patrol no russian military equipment has crossed the border drills did take place a week ago but that was in russia and not ukraine the media has even gone so far as to claim that ukraine's ousted president died even russia's president had to officially dismiss these rumors most importantly the coverage has ignored the following facts president putin has not made an official order for the deployment of the military russia has never said it once war with ukraine or that it's interested in annexing crimea and i said you're going to r.t. new york i'll stay with our team for the latest updates from ukraine after this very short break.

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i think the breakup of ukraine is a very dangerous proposition and i suspect one the outcome of the. future of the evolution of events because they will you know have their own dynamic but i think the one possible outcome and in some ways i think is the least valid one would be for the status quo to remain on paper but indeed for the region will tell me in crimea and elsewhere to develop as facts on the ground without necessarily that being a breakup of the state that's exactly what is happening right now the facts on the ground dictate how people in different regions are not listening to care anymore that's absolutely right and we should point out that there is a very clear reason why the russian flag is flying over the state buildings throughout many different regions outside of crimea. all throughout the eastern portion of ukraine and it's not because all of these places want to be annexed by russia that they want to somehow be consumed by russia it is because they reject the illegitimate government in kiev.

welcome back you're watching are to international russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has once again stated that no russian troops have left their bases in crimea

and he was addressing the media following a meeting with a spanish counterpart in madrid we now live to a corresponding to renegotiate who follow the developments for us and so what else has a foreign minister said today well of course one of the most burning questions that seems to be on mind of mr dinwiddie a western media right now is whether or not there are russian troops in crimea and this was the response of the foreign minister has given to that question. i would like to understand what you mean by forces if you took him by the self-defense forces. by the ukraine by the crimean citizens then we don't give them orders they don't obey us regarding the black sea fleet of the russian federation these servicemen are located in their proper bases yes additional measures we're taking. increase their own word to me to ensure security between these bases and as our

president said we will do everything utmost to prevent any blood spill any. any strip to the lives and health to those who live in ukraine including the russian citizens. on top of that of course there was also the matter of the agreement that was signed between president bush and the opposition leaders on february twenty first of moscow it continues to insist that that that's the agreement that should be followed by all sides where is the opposition leaders have actually done nothing not a single not a single item on that list and even though the western for foreign ministers where there is oversee the process of siding and to guarantee that the that all sides actually fulfill their obligations none of that has been done so at this point mr robert has reiterated this agreement is continuing to be probably the most optimal choice for those who wants to see ukraine's getting out of the crisis it is in

right now and on top of that has also added that international observers in crimea should only be allowed or could only possibly go there if both sides or all sides of the process are involved and give their agreement to their presence. right around things much for your english there and you can stay with r.t. for the very latest updates from ukraine and also on our website r.t. dot com. now it's taken the blue torches one week to reach sochi and adjust to days of flame will once again be lit on the black sea coast this time though for the winter paralympics so as another epic torch relay draws to a close it's time to hear more about it from our correspondent in france. it began its journey on february twenty sixth not in greece but in russia's far east in that time it's traveled through fifty russian regions in the hands of more than one

thousand torchbearers it's also for the first time in paralympic history made an international detour and it went to the u.k. to the stoke mandeville stadium where in one thousand nine hundred forty eight dr ludwig held the first ever games of this sort for people specifically with physical disabilities impairments then made its way back to russia where it's continued on now the torch is accented in sky blue knots in red as it was for the winter games that's because the sky blue the designers wanted it to signify the very strength of character that's inherent in the athletes to compete at this level and russia has as the host country has stated many times that it's very important for the paralympians here in solitude to experience a winter games that is just as excellently conducted as the olympians just

a couple of weeks had right before them so everyone is very excited to get the game started here and softy. well time to philly now and with a bit of sochi two thousand and fourteen winter paralympic trivia five intriguing facts for you here the first time in history the host will compete in all available disciplines of course hungry to repeat that team russia triumph in the main competition and another of this year's paralympics first is the snowboarding fans eagerly waiting for their debut at the extreme park also the games have their own mascot's so we won't see any more of the darlings of the sochi twenty four team opening and closing ceremonies the bare hair and leopard now those creatures will make way for the paralympic snowflake and ray of light the athletes will be giving their all in the chase for the seventy two sets of medals just twenty six last night in the olympics and finally russia would need to win seventy one medals to break austria's record set back in nineteen eighty-four and innsbruck as most

successful paralympic hosts. reports claim facebook is in talks to take over a company that could provide internet access to remote locations across the globe. the social media giant could soon have its very own fleet of electronic drones delivering internet connections three to four story on our website r.t. dot com. also there are the how to the n.s.a. on vale's anti leaks legislation that could be implemented in the united states within weeks to protect spies from being exposed. now russia an ounce as its plans to send three rovers to the moon as preparations for an inventor old manned mission to mars the details of the story and much more online for you at r.t. dot com. right see. first

for you and i were being featured. on our reporters would. be in the. now while opposition protests continue in venezuela people are gearing up to mark one year since the death of a chobits plans to on earth the firebrand socialist leader are in place across the nation let's now take a look at some of his defining moments chavez and his allies led a failed coup attempt back in nineteen ninety two and he rose to power in one thousand nine hundred nine but three years later his opponents managed to dislodge him from the presidency for two days before he claudius way back in chavez didn't mince his words especially when it came to capitalism which he deemed responsible

for manny of the world's ills he was even job that it may be to blame for the lack of life on the planet mars travis is of course known for his staunch and american stance being latin america's principal critic of washington's policies and many remember his u.n. remark about former president george w. bush referring to him as the devil that garnered him large support at home with over one thousand of hours broadcast of his own t.v. show hello president but r.t. host have gone as his greatest achievement was to make venezuelans believe in themselves. you have to remember that his policies reduce poverty in the country by over fifty percent extreme poverty by over seventy percent and he implemented social programs that guarantee quality in excess of will education and health care for everyone across the country as well as all kinds of programs to to provide support and subsidies for housing for food so that those in lower income sectors

have access to all those basic services one of charges is strongest legacies as it has been sort of recovering the identity and the dignity of venezuela more people come out to vote today than ever before more people in venezuela are thinking critically about the situation their country the politics of their country and where they want to take their nation i think that that is an enormous legacy that chavez has left. the job as memorial celebrations come against a backdrop of protest against. chosen successor. but despite the unrest over gone there believes the public remains loyal to the path by charges. the anti-government protests in venice while i have not been massive there have been some that have been significantly large but not larger than other opposition protests have been during the past few years people who have been loyal to part of the small and

supported. in the government now nicolas maduro i don't think that has affected. their support and their loyalty in fact i think we may have seen the contrary occur because some of the protests that have not been numerous but have been smaller scale and more widespread throughout the country have become very violent this has caused a lot of people maybe not necessarily to the come out and support directly president maduro but certainly to oppose those protests taking place in the country because they're disruptive and they're not achieving any kind of significant goals and so it's really a moment now where the extremists on both sides need to come together and find common ground. allured by the prospect of lower energy prices and even possible expert opportunities britain has begun a push for shale gas production using fracking our first went to find out what the country's prospects really are in terms of young conventional technique there are estimates of trillions of cubic feet of shell gas present in the case but the

method of extracting that shale gas known as fracking is huge the controversial stories about contamination and earthquake as a result of the shale gas extraction process fracking i spoke to chris wilson from the institution of gas engine is and manages well as chris just how much of a problem that's being in trying to convince the u.k. public that fracking is a safe bet it's the single most problem on. the uptake of a name to gas industry and the. public. in the media. it's a case of one step forward two steps back. show that does put in chile we've got a rough idea of how much is potentially and probably down there is not exactly the same as how much we're going to have to cover from the ground or how much of that is going to be economically viable to recover from the ground as well how much

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troops to protect its interests and citizens in the country has been met with language not heard since the cold war in the meantime washington insists the illegal government in kiev is legitimate. the.

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on this january afternoon under the magnificent dome of the senate the debate begins a debate which is not exactly popular maybe because it's about polynesia a country some eighteen thousand kilometers away with a different world yet this is a day that could go down in history nearly as to deny the environmental damage throughout the oceanic in particular in french polynesia is to deny a part of every polynesians identity depriving them of their land their environment is to deprive them of part of themselves the guy who this stone comes from or. that and this is exactly what all of this is about this afternoon nothing else this is more. to it is all that's visualize the forty one flashes in the thermonuclear explosions in the middle of the sky should move above more money for magnificent said some of

your predecessors minister. steward's visualize again the one hundred thirty one underground explosions and underwater blasts one hundred twenty three of which were and more atolls minister my dear colleagues if i offered you this stone would you feel safe placing it under the pillow of your loved ones every night when you at least like to have a choice know that there are none of the parents and none of their children had a choice. after the first nuclear tests in one nine hundred sixty in the midst of the algerian uprising france needed to find new frontiers as empty and as barren as the algerian desert. three years later france to sighted to continue its atomic saga in polynesia. for the principles and conditions

the circumstances that have led us here have determined that we need to equip ourselves with. tomic force. and then we stand by the decision which we have come to the most recent build and if required to use our own atomic force. that same year a member of the territorial council on his way to paris was summoned to the lose a palace to testify. general de gaulle spoke very little of polynesia and he didn't tell me about the two a tolls. in s. he underlined the need to get to work it was urgent we had to act quickly. recently for him the experiments had to take place and go well. for this they needed vast open spaces remote and sparsely inhabited french polynesia was just that

a large area bigger than europe the need didn't know was that two years earlier in one nine hundred sixty one topographic surveys had already been carried out. at one point he might have seen that i was embarrassed that i was questioning myself and i didn't even have time to talk see he told me that if it didn't go well you know there could have been a fair because he would declare that french polynesia would become a military territory there. was a big girl i knew that fred the state would take it by force i knew where end it would come to that it was too important for friends and for to call. on february the six nine hundred sixty four the territorial assembly of polynesia buckled under pressure and approved the general's decision as

a result to little known atolls and from the tougher were taken over by the state and became defacto military zones and there were no grounds upon which to claim ownership of those assholes your car owners were still there so there's a lot at least have some courtesy disability thing to do is ask their own is if you can move in if not ok have a discussion around a table but here nothing they moved in by force before sell it with no regard for us whatsoever. the reason given by the government was the launch of the crucial pacific experimentation center project this year because c.p.s. started being built a month things got moving and tempers were me we were heading towards profit. when proffit it open. to goal wanted a credible nuclear deterrent it was a priority and nobody questioned the costs involved

a few months later. a true show of france's military power. everyone was overjoyed to get within a few years the traditional culture would have completely disappeared. soon hundreds of workers were hired and rushed in from all over polynesia. a camp was built to house up to four thousand people four hundred fifty kilometers to the north the i told of how they came the largest tickle hope of the experimentation center. forty five years later the daily hustle and bustle is nothing but a distant memory only rundown remains like this problem to bear witness to its

former glory. the buzzing operation that once employed two thousand five hundred people has become nothing more than a ghost town. one hundred ninety three blasts took place over the thirty years of the poland he and nuclear project throughout this time the official position has always remained the same everything is under control and the tests are safe. we were always very poorly informed about these things we recognised what happened here. nagasaki and we knew what had happened during different american english experiments but we didn't realize what it represented and what it would represent for us it is true that at the time scientists really had no way of knowing for sure

and were guided by little more than intuition especially when it came to such an important factor as wind direction which determined whether they would proceed with the test. in the nine hundred sixty s. we didn't have numerical models of weather predictions so we used radio signals at about fifteen sites here the radio signals detected a balloon and by the location of the balloon and we could see the wind altitudes and then we mapped out these fifteen points and once we knew the different altitude levels of the wind the weather forecasters could use the maps to figure out the distribution of different winds in the area. understand the spread of particles that were possibly contaminated with the c p had developed a forecasting model but these models were relatively simple more than they predicted a certain subjects free so we had

a lot of faith in this trajectory and that we now know that the atmosphere was far more chaotic and the margin for error was much bigger than we believed so we must take into account these uncertainties that can after a few hours in fact reach several hundred kilometers. based on evidence from the first experiment on july the second one nine hundred sixty six the mushroom cloud didn't follow the predicted trajectory at all it quickly reached the gumby archipelago and a few hours later hit the learned of man along with it six hundred inhabitants today we would call this collateral damage it would be forty years before we found out the truth buried in a document classified as top secret at the time. manga riva read. ten by. hour and half an hour and asked for information face to face from the local authorities. it might be necessary to reduce the real figures so as not to lose the trust of the people who realized that something had been hidden from them after the

first blast. to general de gaulle know the truth was it hidden from him as well whatever the case this is what he had to say a few weeks later in t.t. . as you know all of the arrangements that have been made are of no disadvantage whatsoever to the dear people call uneasy. it wasn't until the publication of an official document in two thousand and six that the full extent of the nuclear fallout in french polynesia was revealed. the ministry of defense recorded more than one hundred eighty incidents of nuclear fallout during atmospheric testing from nine hundred sixty six to nine hundred seventy four however this was absolutely useless how did they come to this figure what data was it based on what scientific criteria we used reports from a nine hundred seventy four blast in tahiti located in one thousand two hundred

kilometers from showed that only a part of the island was affected. however thirty eight years later in feb twenty eighth the entire island is considered to have been affected by the radioactive cloud that didn't follow the predicted trajectory. syrian attitude has been to take us for idiots and then make those that are an idiot seem like idiots we were told long ago that the french nuclear trials were clean said they'd never had any problems. the russians were funny guys the americans were funny the great ish were they kept saying these things they thought that we were a bit dead waited. i don't know if it is it but we've studied we know how to read fall and we inform ourselves of what happens around the world to schools we discuss the talk of a colonial power and meaning and still hasn't decided whether to discredit us or to

just be totally complacent towards us is also got. into trouble in time one of the first things released by wiki leaks was a secret video recording that actually looked like a video showing to america actually clicked up just opening fire on a dozen people in iraq and this is not a means to live in a society images of violence are becoming all this is what the sense of isolation and lack of empathy look like. when we try and experience a spectacle disassociate. and by any action. activity we also have to say from certain kinds of. i absolutely am frightened of the potential games desensitize people you know they can because the military uses games. called the war it is not simply shoot

but it is killing and killing exacts a penalty of the killer. people for whom it is defined by the popular media. world wide investigation the fishing industry reveals the hidden in troubled waters of fish fun. to me because. i saw it spread all over norway is the most toxic food you have in the whole world growing crime. defeats officials inquiring further more health restrictions. and.

i am really new and what's inside the. jail fish. on our teeth. in an attempt to make amends the government took steps to raise all traces of the nuclear testing on the island of mantle reva where a nuclear shelter which in reality was nothing more than a would be when i was covered in metal was demolished a few years ago nevertheless twenty three cases of contamination have been recognized officially. headed for how museum of the heart it's the third largest atoll in poland which was chosen as the advanced support base from the road four hundred fifty kilometers away. the base was dismantled in two thousand and since then the inhabitants have resumed

a quiet and peaceful life. but the army returned in two thousand and nine for a large scale cleanup operation that will take seven years and sixteen million euros to complete. it's not going to be an easy task to restore the nature to its pristine condition. in an attempt to distance itself from its reputation the army is trying to be open about the ambitious operation. we're entering into an area where things have been buried underground you know we can see that the first phase of research has been carried out on meaning that the company or has already dug up soil to take test samples. so effectively by doing this first stage of research we can see the scraps of metal poking out of. france must turn this page in its history we finished the nuclear tests we want to turn the page we

want everything to be clean and tidy said that we can get back and move on to the puckering of that's all it comes down to we carried out trials we learnt a lot from it not just about the nuclear bomb but also concerning the world of health up until that time we are using methods of a bygone era. shame in saying that at the time we worked in a certain way today the constraints are a lot more sensitive so we're required to pay attention to the environment we're adapting and it's only out of this necessity to adepts that we're doing this work properly. and how you've got to remember that there was medically activity. it was the advanced support base for more at the time of the aerial trials so radioactive materials were handled there session a revolt sure planes stationed there it circulated the radioactive clouds to gather samples and everything was analyzed in how the boats that were contaminated in mara

and frank were brought to how french decontamination there was to see a lab which analyzed all radioactive substances so it was in a town where a lot of radioactivity was handle it. especially those that were heavily contaminated and were brought here by military jets during the eighty years of atmospheric testing the vultures came to this particular area where we had four stations where they could be decontaminated off it was a simple method wearing full protective clothing cleaner sprayed the aircraft with an emulsion so that all of the radioactive particles that they collected fell to the floor these were then collected and brought back in a settling tank and the rest of the emulsion which was then free from radioactivity was rolled by a worker into the ocean just behind us. of course.

all of this was done under tight controls. and there were samples taken regularly to ensure that everything going into the ocean was clean. but all these press. sieges sufficient to guarantee that the fish will die out of polynesia for the inhabitants of how to consume this task requires an independent laboratory responsible for monitoring radioactivity in the whole of polynesia both in the year and in the food chain. is injuring the period of atmospheric testing if we had these after effects that impacted directly on the entire southern hemisphere because it's then a soon as the test stopped because they quickly descended on the polynesian islands and atolls around morrow and particular coral and most of the earth which contains coral didn't retain any of the radioactivity so anything that was dumped on the ground was washed away mostly by rain into the sea today even in how you remember

there are a lot of decontamination labs etc if you look for radioactivity in the earth you will find it was there at a given moment but it's since been washed away so these whereas in areas where the earth contains organic matter radioactivity is retained the. in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine before the utah was put back in the hands of the territory there were precautionary measures in check. for example in this noticeable area. which allow analyses to be taken from the bottom to see the infiltration that there might be between the two concrete slabs. these core samples were sent back to the mainland and the results were collected. afterwards compiling the results we were able to see the exact spot where there

was radioactive emission. and we would see that this emission was tiny less than you might find lender now in britain. nor can i here we can effectively know everything about the area around the legionnaires fifty four and regiment camp i could see the green zone show that there's no pollution whereas the red zone show that pollution has been detected in the lead hydrocarbons in. different times different customs. it would seem that the army has now developed an environmental conscience. in this pilot project the restoration of one hundred eighty five years is an opportunity to apply new technologies like using bacteria to digest the many chemical residues.

like students seem unconcerned their teachers are wary and have countless questions on this if first piece and we don't know what happened here with a ocean and the lake let's not forget what's been burdened the earth here. from what i have seen a lot of things have been removed. but there may be things that we haven't been told about. me a civic or it's true that when we ask questions like what's been put in the lake in the ocean in the earth many people don't trust them sincerely to say i was. there all see all come with administration is scared as we all are i believe that there is waste in the lake yeah did the shell of the it seems there are tankers

tracks normally you've got to take all dirt out you know when people hear that fish comes from hall they get scared because that fish from how it's going to mean a target. we see here is fine. but. many people have the idea that things are being hidden from us so as soon as you mention the word nuclear needed suspicion of lies i think that today we're moving away from this way of thinking and people are able to understand us before we need to be explained a little more and the people were capable of getting their heads around it in the days of nuclear trials the word environment didn't exist for season lagoons were simply considered to be the most practical garbage dumps concrete scrap metal poles of airplanes or trucks just without so much as

a second thought to all the waste that was dumped in the lake was not radioactive waste that was maybe polluting like batteries or hydrocarbons which were still in vehicles per se it's more immediately put in the lake so in two thousand and eight in fact there had already been a first sighting of such waste so a rehab station project was immediately organized by the country and the community to get rid of all this waste and all the dangerous debris and the batteries would obviously be taken out without any doubt then material like bits of concrete and it would be done in open view of the country's watch to see that everything was taken out properly and got to be seen that life is resumed on top of the waste that the coral is regrown it mustn't badly affect the ecosystem or the environment especially if it's and there's no risk involved in getting it out. reassuring speech from a person tasked with p.r. . the cauchy pass which is what we call the hotel area an area in deep immersion

there are hundreds of tons of radioactive waste which were put there in the form of drums that went all the way down to the bottom. this is a designated area and in other. area there was some scrap metal which could be regularly seen slightly emerged in the ocean. these are two identified zones or see or hear those on elsewhere we regularly see strong swirls where bits of metal emerge and wash up on shore like they have of all this will be got rid of and we'll find areas where we can put it the radioactive waste in the hotels will stay there it will be touched as it's not part of the rehabilitation project for them. and so they were buried in pits one thousand five hundred to two thousand meters deep. in total five hundred seventy tons of contaminated waste including the famous

airplanes thrown into the great blue sea. of more concern for the government was a report published in january twenty seventh that at the very least signals trouble ahead of. the atomic energy commission document included a computer simulation of the possible collapse of part of morrow at olds crown. hardly surprising considering that one hundred thirty seven blasts took place there . the principle of underground testing is simple the nuclear charges placed in a well dug in the between six hundred and one thousand meters deep after the explosion the rock becomes fused which is supposed to keep the radioactivity contained. the power of the explosion caused a mini earthquake which is clearly visible from the footage taken by controlled cameras. taking into account the twenty eight tests it is the north eastern zone of

the at all that is in the greatest danger. if the mess estimated to be about six hundred seventy million cubic meters in size were to collapse it would cause a fifteen to twenty meter high wave followed by. tsunami. is around one hundred kilometers away traveling at six hundred kilometers per hour the wave would reach the ayatollah in just ten minutes. to write so close to motorola so far from the haiti twelve hundred kilometers away .

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world war two veterans in sebastopol fear of fascism could be returning as hardline nationalists and neo nazis thrive in post-coup ukraine. data as the western media adds fuel to the fire with reports mistakenly suggesting a full blown russian military intervention and land grab are underway in crimea. and the paralympic torch relay reaches sochi after an epic but swift journey warning hearts across russia and even in one in english village. heartier national going to lie for moscow with me marina joshie the uprising in

ukraine has brought with an alarming resurgence of neo nazi ideology shock waves have been caused by online videos posted by cell those who came to power after the overthrow of president at a car bit wary of a national report. these are some of the new musters of ukraine doing what they want after spearheading the revolution they burst into a local parliament session in a town outside kiev wearing uniforms masks and t. shirts with nattie symbols leaving the two guns the only among them are the patriots of ukraine group one of its leaders igor morsi chook was recently released from jail as a political prisoner by the country's new authorities he had been serving six years for preparing a terror attack any attempts to infringe on ukraine's territorial integrity will be punished if the authorities can do that will handle it will go to the crimea and

like before they'll run like rats while there is evidence that his fighters train with firearms a close associate of the patrons of ukraine dimitri yeah roche was reportedly offered a key position in the ukrainian security council his group the right sector has been described as neo fascist by the western media the digital world. another prominent member alexander music in this two thousand and seven video pledges to fight against communists jews and russians for as long as blood flows in his veins it's a sentiment echoed by his followers in this we do. stab the russian scar. on his nose to the quick flashes of veterans no war fascism is there with the nuremberg trials they recognize it is evil but still we sit being supported in glorified. vassily lobo they had over their force veterans association is one of

many ukrainians who are worried about the rise of these radicals we met vassily in sevastopol the crimean city that witnessed some of the bloodiest fighting against the nazis in world war two there are certain circles abroad who are not interested in a strong ukraine they do not want to see russia and ukraine work together they want division between us this is a world war two memorial in sevastopol is the city that earned its military glory in the fight against fascism it commemorates those who died trying to protect their motherland and their families for a second you all of the threatens to take this region and the world over today almost seventy years later it seems the principles and values these brave people fought for again be in danger while the force they died fighting may be making a comeback. rich notion of r.t. from crimea. now russia's foreign minister has founded off criticism over his

country's role in crimea once again stressing that no russian troops have left the bases worthier permanently stationed under a long running deal with ukraine sergey lavrov was addressing the media following a meeting with his spanish counterpart in madrid well let's now go live to read english who has more on this for us and we know so do tell us what also mr lavrov had to say about the situation well first and foremost the presence of russian troops in the crimean peninsula leaves much room for debate especially among the western journalists and that is why this was one of the first questions that mr lavrov his shoulder during his press conference was have a listen. i would like to understand what you mean by pro version forces if you're talking about the self-defense forces. by the you create by the crimean citizens then we don't give them orders they don't obey us regarding the black sea

fleet of the russian federation these servicemen are located in their proper bases so yes additional measures we're taking to increase their own word to me to ensure security between these bases and as our president said we will do everything at most to prevent any a blood spill any. ennius trip to the lives and health to those who live in ukraine including the russian citizens on top of that of course there was also the mention of the february twenty first agreement that was signed between the president and the opposition leaders and he resigned under the austral eye of some representatives where all four west of the west three western foreign ministers a but has once again reiterated the opposition did not fulfill even a single bullet point on. the document and nor has the west said anything in that

regard he believes that now when we are hearing from various other media sources that the agreement actually could provide a way out for ukraine out of crisis he says that that is what russia has been saying for the last two weeks but nobody seems to have been paying any attention and of course when it came down to the issue of the crimean peninsula he said that international monitoring is possible there but only if all sides involved will be agreeing to their presence. are iran things are much for bringing us the update meanwhile president obama has accused moscow of not abiding by international law in its actions in crimea that statement secretary of state john kerry who has paid yet another visit to kiev where the new authorities there are reports. the war of words against russia went into overdrive tuesday afternoon when u.s. president barack obama and his secretary of state john kerry held separate press

conferences in different countries at the same time both condemning moscow over its actions against ukraine now in washington president obama urged russia to deescalate the situation in ukraine insisting that moscow's explanation for its military response to the crisis doesn't reflect real events on the ground present putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a difference out of interpretations but. i don't think that's fooling anybody in the meantime in kiev secretary of state john kerry was condemning and threatening russia simultaneously mr kerry use words like aggressor provocation and intimidation to describe moscow to now some of secretary kerry's harsh words against russia has certainly raised eyebrows in recent days even causing many to call him a hypocrite because specifically on sunday secretary kerry said it was lecturing russia saying you can't just invade another country on completely trumped up

reasons for pretext says many would say excuse me but the united states did in fact do that with the war in iraq and has done it several times before. well the list of countries that have been subjected to u.s. bombing campaigns and armed intervention stretches a long way back let's now take a look at just some of the most recent ones almost fifteen years ago nato began the bombing of what was then yugoslavia and hundreds of civilians died as a result for years the u.s. has been carrying out drone strikes in yemen and pakistan despite those countries repeatedly calling for a hold to the controversial anti-terrorist program which has claimed thousands of innocent lives and two thousand and three the united states invaded iraq on the pretext of removing weapons of mass destruction which were of course never discovered. and then now there was a nato led intervention and the bia operation launched to prevent a humanitarian disaster but which ultimately ended in the toppling of and lynching

of former leader moammar gadhafi and when it comes to the ukrainian crisis geo political analyst. a backer from the answer coalition says the u.s. has been deeply involved from the outset we know that they had intervened i mean it's really something to hear them shed these crocodile tears about the violations of sovereignty when you think about the united states history in terms of violating the sovereignty of so many countries including the ukraine i mean mccain was there from the from the state department and he had nuland there they were predicting they were saying ahead of time who they wanted to be the next president the next prime minister they were naming names and in fact the next prime minister the one who calls himself prime minister today is someone who knew and had talked about and said that that was the preference of the united states so there's been all this intervention by the united states in the ukraine and they have no intention of ceasing it's very doubtful that this armed uprising that took place led by

spearheaded by increasingly as time went on outraged fractious forces would have succeeded without the backing that they were receiving the negotiating intervention the and the support that they were receiving from the u.s. and the other nato powers a strong words coming from washington have sparked a media frenzy the western media has been flooded with at best a dubious claims that the russian army is invading ukraine. takes a closer look. the course is in ukraine has brought a media frenzy the likes of which we have not seen in a while and this information on what exactly has been unraveling on the ground is running the show for one and a legit ultimatum that russia never made it has been all over the news headlines the media emotionally stated that russia gave ukrainian troops a deadline to surrender or it would attack not only did moscow deny these allegations but no military personnel based in crimea confirm the ultimatum had ever been issued the deadline came and went and nothing happened another aspect of

the story that was spun out of control sixteen thousand troops deployed by russia in crimea these are some of the headlines screaming about the alleged presence of thousands of russian troops but hold on russia has a naval base in the area this is not news their presence was articulated in agreements years ago with key of for now despite the hysteria of the concept of russian troops being sent to crimea has not gone further than approval by the russian federation council upon putin's request the russian president has not made a final decision on whether to send in the military saying this would only be a choice of last resort but to judge by the mainstream media however it's as if crimea has been swarming with russian forces for days for more on this here's a report by my colleague or pissed off right now inside one of the camps organized by one of the so-called self-defense units right here in the capital of the crimea they've been for the past week keeping the streets safe protecting the local population was just these guys by now here they are. joining the real name is it

gone or are you going to put yes because i'm a local from crimea is. how long have you like you know the camp has been here for eleven days and. the purpose of it is our goal is to maintain the peace in crimea do you so we are you under some sort of command when we have people who are in senior positions and. all of these many other. like you are here in the city there are a lot of people like us in the city did you see any russian soldiers here or military hardware if you honestly haven't seen this is a funny question actually there are people dressed like me and the city were on the scene the fans groups who keep law and order here what made you go out onto the streets and was jack shit. i was motivated by the events and so you know with my own eyes i saw soldiers beating in the marines can park i felt

i had to do these civic responsibilities because why should you think so i won't keep you any longer we spoke to other members of the use of defense squads and basically say they're ready to stand here and patrol the streets to the ends until they're completely sure that the local population is c r t z workers can offer porting there from crimea now we're seeing reports concerning the presence of russian tanks that are based on images like this one but according to ukraine's own border patrol no russian military equipment has crossed the border drills did take place a week ago but that was in russia and not ukraine the media has even gone so far as to claim that ukraine's ousted president died even russia's president had to officially dismiss these rumors most importantly the coverage has ignored the following facts president putin has not made an official order for the deployment of the military russia has never said it wants war with ukraine or that it's interested in annexing crimea and as i said you're going to r.t. new york well let's go live to brandon o'neill may he is the editor of their online

magazine spiked and has just written a piece on the ongoing crisis in ukraine brennan thing is so much for joining us here on r.t. to discuss the situation and specifically how the media western media in particular reacted to what's happening in their region well first off i'd like to go to your article where you said the first casualty of the war is truth could you tell us a bit more about that i mean could you elaborate on that and why did you say that. i think we're getting a very patient here in the west about what is happening. because what people are doing is trying to squeeze all cultural america where you have to gather them. by. the kind of narrative is a. good reason because i would offer that situation and you try to get back to the man by the way by. the massive brought out

by. deception. on the side of. really frightened. into being. out of the school also the. guy who was. was a democratically elected leader whatever you might think then he had more than twelve million votes in two thousand and ten elections i thought he was a majority of the two thousand and twelve election. the situation was back to. ousting all. position being and it really. is democratic. i just want to apologize to our ears for the poor quality of sound there but. once again let me just ask you one more question if we can here if the sound is any better i just want to talk about you know what seems like the

media confusion there i mean we look at certain facts that we see on the ground and then how these facts are being reported in the west i mean why is there what seems like why is there so much confusion when it comes to west from reporting on the situation in ukraine i mean does it come from let's say a superficial knowledge of the region or there are some other reasons behind. the coverage is that we've seen or heard what's your take. going to kind of how long are they want to return to the process and what the roots. of what was leaked and by. and so. we have to see but i've already got. to see what they form they want to see a great democratic revolutions and i don't. think they won't see the west the most

so they will say that. people are. very thought if you. are a branded o'neill editor of the online magazine spike thank you so much and stay with r.t. for the latest updates from ukraine on the air and also on our website r.t. dot com.

do we speak your language was anybody will or not a day in. your programs documentaries and spanish what matters to you. that will turn it into angles stories. here. the spanish to find out more visit actually that tito is calm. welcome back you're watching our team that now has taken the blue torch as one week to reach sochi and in just two days the flame will once again be lit on the black

sea coast this time though for the winter paralympics so as another epic torch relay draws to a close it's time to hear more about it from our correspondent lindsey france. its began its journey on february twenty sixth not in greece but in russia's far east in that time it's traveled through fifty russian regions in the hands of more than one thousand torchbearers it's also for the first time in paralympic history made an international detour and it went to the u.k. to the. stoke mandeville stadium where in one thousand nine hundred forty eight dr ludwig held the first ever games of this sort for people specifically with physical disabilities impairments then made its way back to russia where it's continued on now the torch is accented in sky blue knots in red as it was for the winter games that's because the sky blue the designers wanted it to signify the very strength of

character that's inherent in the athletes to compete at this level and russia has as the host country has stated many times that it's very important for the paralympians here in solitude to experience a winter games that is just as excellently conducted as the olympians just a couple of weeks had right before them so everyone is very excited to get the game started here and soft so time to fill you in with a bit of sochi twenty fourteen winter paralympic trivia five intriguing facts for you there now for the first time in history the host will complete in all available disciplines of course hungry to repeat that team russia triumph in the main competition another of this year's paralympic firsts is a snowboarding fans eagerly waiting for their debut at the extreme park also the games have their own mascot so we won't see any more of a darlings of the sochi two thousand and fourteen opening and closing ceremonies

the bear the lead bird and the hare those creatures will make way for the paralympic snowflake and ray of light the athletes will be giving their all in the kit in the chase for seventy two sets of medals just twenty six less and in the olympics and finally russia would need to win seventy one medals to break austria's record set back in one thousand nine hundred four and innsbruck as the most successful paralympic host. well meanwhile we can learn what the russian president expecting from the winter paralympic games and that are about to take off in just over forty eight hours you can head to r.t.e. dot com for that i'm more. also online today to have the n.s.a. on veils and time leaks legislation that could be implemented in the united states within weeks to protect spies from being exposed plus. russia announces its plans to send three rovers to the moon as preparations for an eventual manned mission to mars the details on this story and much more are available for you on

line at r.t. dot com. right see. first what. would be true. on our reporters would. be. that while opposition protests continue in venezuela people are gearing up to mark one year since the death of which office plans to author the firebrand social fear are in place across the nation so take a look at some of his defining moments chavez and he's allies led a failed coup attempt back in nineteen ninety two and he rose to power in one nine hundred ninety nine but three years later his opponents managed to dislodge him

from the presidency for two days before he clawed his way back him well china's didn't mince his words when it came to capitalism which he deemed responsible for manny of the world's ills while he at once even joked that it may be to blame for the lack of life on mars chavez is of course known for his staunch into american stance being what america's principal critic of washington's policies and remember his why. grac at the u.n. about former president george w. bush referring to him as the devil all that play well to the home audience with over a thousand of hours broadcast of yours own t.v. show low president but our t.v. host have gone chavez's crowning achievement was to make it as well as believe in themselves you have to remember that his policies reduce poverty in the country by over fifty percent extreme poverty by over seventy percent and he implemented social programs that guarantee quality accessible education and healthcare for everyone across the country as well as all kinds of programs to to provide support

and subsidies for housing for food so that you know those in lower income sectors have access to all those basic services one of charges is strongest legacies as it has been sort of recovering the identity and the dignity of venezuela more people come out to vote today than ever before more people in venezuela are thinking critically about the situation their country the politics of their country and where they want to take their nation i think that that is an enormous legacy that chavez has left. the charges were moral celebrations come against a backdrop of protest against it coming down to his chosen successor nicolas maduro but despite the unrest ever gone there believes the public remains loyal to the power set by charges. the anti-government protests in venice while i have not been massive there have been some that have been significantly large but not larger than their opposition protests have been during the past few years people who have been

loyal to part of chevy small and supported. in the government now nicolas maduro i don't think that has affected. their support and their loyalty in fact i think we may have seen the contrary occur because some of the protests that have not been numerous but have been smaller scale and more widespread throughout the country have become very violent this is cause a lot of people maybe not necessarily to the come out and support directly president maduro but certainly to oppose those protests taking place in the country because they're disruptive and they're not achieving any kind of significant goals and so it's really a moment now where the extremists on both sides need to come together and find common ground and littered by the prospect of lower and you prices and even possible export opportunities britain has begun a push for shale gas production using fracking are you sir first went to find out what the countries prospects really are in terms of the unconventional technique.

there are estimates of trillions of cubic feet of shell gas present in the k. but the method of extracting shale gas known as fracking is huge the controversial stories about contamination and earthquakes as a result of this shale gas extraction process fracking i spoke to chris wilson from the institution of gas engine is and manages well as chris just how much of a problem that's being in trying to convince the u.k. public that fracking is a safe bet it's the single most problem on. the uptake of a name to sell gas industry in the. public. in the media. it's a case of one step forward two steps back. does put in chile we've got a rough idea of how much is potentially and probably. is not exactly the same as

how much we're going to be able to recover from the ground or how much of that is going to be economically viable to recover from the ground as well how much exactly when. this early stage and certainly potential until we've actually got to the point where we can make. when we can make real concrete decisions and assessments about what we tell me. everything so any potential i will be back with the latest news in just over half an hour before that it's crossed up with peter lavelle to stay with us. wealthy british style.

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people. hello and welcome to crossfire we're all things are considered on peter all of ukraine a country deeply divided spiraling towards disaster russia's decision to deploy troops to protect its interests and citizens in the country has been met with language not heard since the cold war in the meantime washington insists the illegal government in kiev it's legitimate. to cross-talk the crisis in ukraine i'm joined by my guest stephen soonest in san francisco he is a professor of politics at the university of san francisco as well as

a senior policy analyst for the foreign policy in focus project in new york we have eric draitser he is a geo political analyst and founder of stop imperialism dot org and in paris we cross to john laughlin he is the director of studies at the institute of democracy and cooperation right gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it eric before we discuss the events playing out on the ground in ukraine how would you describe the media coverage in the west of what's gone on there for the last couple of weeks. well the media coverage here in the united states in the west more generally has been hypocritical to say the least and certainly it is expected by all of us here who follow the news when we look at the way that they've been covering what's happening in ukraine and particularly in crimea and we see that the language that they're that they're using is precisely the opposite of the language that they have used in every single intervention so-called intervention that the united states has engaged in of course

we remember libya we remember the propaganda lead up to an aborted war in syria last summer every other conflict in iraq and so forth all of them talking about the humanitarian reasons u.s. strategic interests u.s. responsibility to protect civilians and so forth however when precisely the situation is the opposite the united states claims to have a monopoly on all of these terms they talk about sovereignty they talk about international law they talk about all of these things and all of this is parroted by the u.s. corporate media and the media in the west more generally so i think what would be a fair statement would be to say that the media in the west acts as a mouthpiece for western foreign policy and u.s. foreign policy specifically stephen here in san francisco how do you would you characterize it because i obviously am following the story very closely and i'm just quite amazed at the lengths that some in the corporate media will go to

describing the events in crimea actually what's happening crimea now is quite quiet it's just the opposite of what you hear in the echo chamber in the u.s. . no i mean there's certainly a legitimate concerns about the russian intervention but we're not talking about a full scale invasion with. places being by and large numbers of people being killed or anything like that if there is a. standard it is not unusual we've saw it in we've seen in the middle east we've seen it seen in central america so it's not surprising we'd see it in eastern europe as well so frankly i found both the western narrative and the russian counter narrative rather simplistic and missing the complex reality of ukraine today ok john the russian government hasn't used the term but right to protect do you think that's a political pull in this situation. well i'm a strong opponent of the notion of right to protect responsibility to protect i

believe that it does not exist in international law or at least that it's a legal basis is extremely thin and that by contrast there is a massive body of international law both customary treaty based and also in the form of judgments of the international court of justice which specifically rule out intervention judicial or military in the internal affairs of any state for any reason whatever and i'm a longstanding critic of the west's various invocations of this bogus principle in order to justify its wars of aggression however. russia has not as far as i'm aware invoked the responsibility to protect in the case of ukraine the legal situation in ukraine from a legal point of view is that the legitimate government was declared overthrown and that legitimate government or at least the legitimate president has requested

russian help to that extent the situation in ukraine is identical to the situation in mali where the government of mali requested help from france and it was given nobody has ever suggested that the intervention in mali is illegal and nor should that be the case for ukraine legally speaking eric if all of this started to terribly fall apart when there was the coup after the agreement on february twenty first i mean how culpable is the european union for what its happened since then because we really see collapse of state structures in ukraine hence one of the reasons why russia has decided to defend its interests and russian speakers and russian citizens in ukraine though i'd like to point out now one troop other than what was already legally station in crimea has gone to ukraine at this point in time. well you're asking the question of culpability and quite frankly the united states and the nato powers more broadly are entirely culpable for pretty much

everything that we've seen happening in kiev from the very beginning of this conflict from their bogus what i would call blackmailing deal c.-h. an agreement that they proposed to the un a covert government to the covert funding and manipulation of the so-called opposition as we saw with the infamous victoria nuland phone call to the recognition of what is undoubtedly an illegal government so-called government i would call it a putsch government that exists in kiev now all of this is absolutely the responsibility of the western powers and quite frankly the fact that they're recognizing this illegal occupying force in the in the cranium parliament is of course indicative of the fact that their policy continues to be a policy of nato expansion a policy of eastward expansion by nato to the doorstep of russia and it is understood i think by many in russia as an aggressive policy that ukraine is really

a secondary issue to them what is primary in terms of their interests is to continue to expand nato and to seize the ever so important that is the russian black sea fleet and i think that when you're talking about russian interests in ukraine it is not only a humanitarian interest of that is certainly part of it it is a strategic interest a political interest and certainly a cultural one there is a religious dimension here that we have to be aware of of course the east of ukraine is very much identified with the russian orthodox church and the moscow patriarchate so to say that somehow ukraine and ukrainian sovereignty is the only issue and the supreme issue here i think it's a distortion of the real situation you know stephen and president putin today had a very long press conference and he's made it very clear that russia is not interested in any kind of carrot. an explanation of any part of ukraine recognizing its sovereignty here again you know we have international law here and we have

secretary kerry dealing with a government that is clearly illegal in care of i mean is this going to be a cascade of more and more mistakes here because if the deal that was the deal that was presented for february twenty first was a pretty good deal for everybody involved ok do you think there's any possibility that we go back to that because russia was there a member of a russian official was there when it was agreed to us and russia in a way is a guarantor to that agreement this is the way to go we have to go back before we go forward. i'm afraid the coach basically lost his legitimacy by sending out the ciphers to to kill large numbers of people along with the repression and corruption again this doesn't mean that the new new government is necessarily legitimate either but i must challenge that this is some kind of western plot i mean certainly the west is trying to exert its influence in the

region just as russia is trying to do to keep its closest or ties away with the country and then there is the international intrigue but to say that the that. and there's no denying of course groups like the national downer for democracy and others funded some of the opposition groups but to say that this is the responsibility or the united states created this and that's a silly is the rhetoric in the cold war that because the soviets might have sent some arms to some third world national liberation struggle that therefore is reagan said moscow had a hit list in central america that was a causing these revolutions to happen the that the bulk of the uprising was was indigenous and included everybody from the liberals to fascist they had their own grievances they had their own agenda and we may have three or not agree with some of them but to say that this was some somehow they had to deny agency to the people

to ukraine or the millions of people that went out to protest i think is a is a gross oversimplification and again i'm not i'm not going to fending they were. not an agency to. play i'm just saying let's not exaggerate the western world ok eric you want to reply to that please do. it's not someone who's making that claim that's denying agency to the people of ukraine it's victoria nuland the u.s. state department in the us propaganda apparatus that has done that the leaked phone call that came out explained quite clearly they wanted to be prime minister and lo and behold magically yatsenyuk ends up as prime minister they wanted klitschko to be off to the side to kind of cut his teeth in the political process that's exactly what has happened it's not about a conspiracy it's not saying that this is some sort of a secretive plot we all understand what's happening no one is denying agency to the ukrainian people except for the united states in the western powers that have been meddling and manipulating from the very beginning ok john you know when i go to

paris here go ahead john. well i mean i think i probably would put how stephen expressed himself very differently but where possibly we agree is to say that there is clearly an internal development going on in ukraine and while i think i disagree with the used to even about the role of the west which i think is absolutely key i think it is true that there is also a very substantial internal development in ukraine which is obscured as you peter suggested in your questions at the beginning of our show by the ridiculous reporting across the western media the internal development to which i'm referring to is of course not only the absolutely merciless struggle for power on behalf of the current regime in kiev which has been prepared as we know to use all means including violence to achieve that but the counter reaction to that which is of course the declarations of independence and autonomy in other parts of the country

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where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing developments in ukraine. ok john i'm going to go back to you in paris i interrupted you before we went to the break please continue. now i'm just saying that the facts are the determining facts however important the external intervention is and it is very important but there is as stephen suggested a very important internal dynamic and that is

a state of incipient civil war in ukraine and as a result of that the collapse of the ukrainian state there are plenty of historical parallels one could make one of them that comes to mind is the collapse of the soviet union itself which simply fragmented into different constituent parts another comparison that one can draw which is more topical is perhaps with afghanistan where the powers in the regions of afghanistan in the regional cities of afghanistan really take no pay no attention at all to what happens in kabul and i think that ukraine is evolving now towards that kind of situation evolving is not the right word it's collapsing into that kind of situation eric you know i was brought up with a saying that if you break it you own it it seems to me that we had before all of this crisis was over russia did make a very good deal with the government will give them a government like to point out in giving some loan guarantees and now mr kerry says he's going to give one billion dollars in loan guarantees well russia had offered

fifteen billion and it most economists think it's going to be thirty sixty billion over the next two years you break it you own it. there's no doubt about it and quite frankly the economic situation is is particularly interesting considering the fact that whatever rescue deal is going to be offered to ukraine now that the pro european forces have taken control it's going to be the standard i.m.f. neo liberal exploitative deal with all of the usual strings attached including austerity and the driving down of wages and the slashing of subsidies and all of the rest of it so that is supposedly what is going to save ukraine when as you point out before this happened there was a deal on the table and quite frankly the russians were particularly interested in allowing ukraine to deal with both sides that is to have relations with the european union economic relations but that those relations should not be to the exclusion of russia that is to say a tripartite economic situation that would have been mutually beneficial that was

of course the ideal for ukraine but naturally the association agreement that the european union offered was really a exclusivity deal that is to say it was designed for political purposes to exclude russia from the economic and political process in ukraine and moreover i would just add that when they're talking about saving ukraine they're going to have to destroy ukraine in order to save it according to their terms and i would pose one other historical example libya is a good example of a state that was destroyed by the west through their overthrow through their support of forces that overthrew a legally recognized government and where is libya today three years after the so-called intervention the nation doesn't exist as it once did it is broken down into three or four or five different regions with warring tribes warring clans and so forth you break it you buy it is certainly an apt expression stephen how would you react to that because you know again they would crane was was that

a crisis point and you know compared to what it was a few weeks ago would be wonderful to go back a few weeks ago now it's bad. clearly the. vast majority of ukrainians don't want to be dominated economically or otherwise by russia or the west there's a strong sense of nationalism in that country which is quite understandable after. they have centuries of subjugation under the russian empire than and then the soviet union but you know the trout i think unfortunately with a lot of these. loans is as as previous speaker mentioned you know you get into these i.m.f. type structural adjustments and and the people who are you know really don't have control of their economy anymore the problem though is that people don't have control over their economy now because. under both both sides in this ongoing struggle we've seen in. ukraine for the past decade you have

oligarchy you have crony capitalists you have corrupt government officials i mean on a code which was it was incredibly corrupt but so are a number of the political figures that are rising to the fore in the new government and i think really the for the key both politically and economically is to strengthen civil society try to get the people themselves to be able to determine their own your teacher and not be pawns in the some of this kind of a great power game with this john that this is a very interesting point agree with stephen on this one is that you know empower civil society needs to be empowered but people in the east in the south might say yeah you know we do all the work we do all the exports you know we're the ones that pay money to the coffers of the state you know we do everything western ukraine doesn't do much for this country so that civil society there decide where they want to go and i'm not saying the break up of the queen in state no not at all some more federalized. totally disagree that civil society should play any role

at all civil society has been massively abused as a concept particularly by the west there are hundreds of n.g.o.s all over ukraine which are funded by the ne d. and by other western bodies know what ukraine needs is stronger political institutions that need stronger political parties those somehow need to be put back together it's very difficult to see how that can be done now at the national level because as i say the state is it is in a state of meltdown or in a state of civil war if you prefer and yes i think federalism and referendums called for a referendum i called for a referendum on the specific european issue at the beginning of the crisis the opposition incidentally never did that because it feared it might lose and also because it wanted to use the european issue as a lever to gain power but yes federalism is the way forward and frankly i think actually that is what will happen it's interesting as you say if mr putin this morning said that he didn't want the breakup of ukraine i think that may well be the russian position i think the breakup of ukraine is

a very dangerous proposition and i suspect one outcome obviously i can't predict the future evolution of events because they will you know have their own dynamic but i think that one possible outcome and in some ways i think is the least bad one would be for the status quo to remain on paper that is to say for the state to remain intact on paper but indeed for the regional autonomy as in crimea and elsewhere to develop as facts on the ground without necessarily there being a breakup of the state erica how do you react to that because that's exactly what is happening right now the facts on the ground dictate we have people in different regions are not listening to care anymore because of the odious political flavor in care of right now which again i find it astounding that western media doesn't like to talk too much about this see these are the people mr kerry are meeting with today by the way. well that's absolutely right and we should point out that there's a very clear reason why the russian flag is flying over the state buildings throughout many different regions outside of crimea all throughout the eastern

portion of ukraine and it's not because all of these places want to be annexed by russia that they want to somehow be consumed by russia it is because they reject the illegitimate government in kiev they will not fly the flag that is representing a putsch government that has seized by force what should only be seized by a political settlement and quite frankly the notion of federalism is perhaps the only way forward i'm not sure that there's really any scenario that the russians would be pleased with outside of that possibility because quite frankly we have heard statements from the various nazi oriented opposition leaders talking about alliances with with chechen extremists and islam terrorists in the caucasus calling for attacks upon russia they've talked about seizing the russian naval fleet as absurd as that may sound all of these all of this rhetoric points to something quite striking in quite dangerous and that is that the forces who are seizing

control of the government in kiev see russia as an enemy in every way they don't see russia as a partner they don't see russia as an equal partner along with europe they see europe as merely a convenient tool of political expediency for them to wage their war against russia and also let me add against ethnic minorities inside of ukraine specifically the jewish population but also the russian speakers who don't directly identify with russia all of these groups require some kind of consideration in a future settlement and i don't see any way that anything other than some kind of a federalize system could possibly provide them that protection certainly not when the security forces are under the control of power ruby and the head of right sector and the co-founder of svoboda both. nazis you know stephen how do you how does the u.s. government in brussels get involved with these folks in care because they certainly are not seen legitimate throughout the country maybe on the mind done and

apparently you know that's how they got there you know they mentioned some names and people yelled and screamed and clapped and you know that's how we got a government why should the u.s. government and why should brussels recognize these crimes. well i think in many respects that is you know i just. had lost his his band-aid i think there's a popular support for change the scary part of course is the rise of these fascist groups and the extremists but let's remember they are in my are the minority they got a lot of the media coverage and just like here in the western you have vast demonstrations it's always the crazies extremists that get you know get the cameras pointed out them and seem to be bigger than they really are i think the real test is going to be whether the more liberal democratic forces are will it will to stand up to the right wing and say yeah we may we may not. we may not want to. be with russia as some that some people do but we do not have to take

a stand against fascism of any kind and we need to to ensure that the rights of all ukrainians regardless of their own you know their ethnicity are treated fairly ok eric we're almost out of time i'll give you the last word go ahead i just want to i just want to respond to the notion that the nazi elements are the minority they may be the minority in terms of numbers but they're the majority in terms of force it is the right sector that controls the streets it is the leadership of right sector and svoboda who control the security forces it is the nazis who are engaged in the actual war engaged in the actual fighting in the combat in the violence so to whatever extent they may represent a minority in terms of numbers they represent the majority in terms of force and we see the same thing with the neo liberal side they are supplicating to the nazis they are absolutely their servants and they have to give all concessions to the right wing elements because simply they have no other choice if they want to survive all right gentlemen we've run out of time cross talk is going to keep its eye on this story in ukraine many thanks to my guests in san francisco new york and

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